The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-21
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

CHANGE IN WEATHER PREDICTIONS.
WASHINGTON, July l6.-The follow
ing notice was issued to-day: In order
to carry out the policy of this Office of
furnishing the public as far as possible
with positive predictions of the tenn
perature, the indications beginning
with the predictions a. m, July IL
IL, will predict stationary temperature
during the months of July and August
only when rise OF fall of three de-
grees or less is expected. Heretofore
they have been allowed a limit of five
degrees.
COUNTING THE CASH.
BY direction of Acting Secretary
Thompson, an examination of the
books and accounts of the disbursing
officers of the Department was begun
at o O'Clock this morning. a count of
the cash actually held by each will also
be made. Notice of the examination
was given TO the disbursing officers. So
far everything has been found to be
correct. An examination of the books
and accounts of the disbursing officers
of the Department of the Interior will
also be made.
THE MOTION DECLINED.
The counsel for the Missouri Pacific
Railway, having made a motion before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
that 1t dismiss the complaint of the
st. Louis Wholesale Grocers' Associa-
tion for want of jurisdiction in the
matter of the issuance of mileage tick
cts, the Commission has declined to
take up the motion, first, because no.
tice has not been given to complain
ants, and second, because its object
was to reach the merits of the case and
have them discussed and passed upon
summarily instead of at the customary
final hearing. The Commission closes
its record upon this matter with a
paragraph of more general interest as
follows: "a practice thus to antici-
pate by motion the final hearing the
Commission did not think advisable
and would not therefore favor it. IL is
the desire of the Commission that the
practice and proceedings in cases be-
fore it shall be in the simplest form
possible consistent with Justice, and
that without dilatory motions, pleas in
abatement, or other interlocutory pro
ceedings the matter in question may bC
brought to an issue at the earliest
practicable day, when a final hearing
may be had forthwith and al
proper questions viii be en-
or going into the merits of the con
troversy. An exactly similar DISPOSE
tion was made and for like reasons O
a motion made to-day to dismiss tn
complaint of the Walla Walla peopl
against the Oregon Railway and Navi
cation Company, the complaints bein;
of excessive charges for the transporta
tion of grain to Portland. The Wall
Walla cases are set for hearing on OctO
Der next. The decision of the Com
mission disposing of the complaint O
the Dakota farmers against the Mantle
ba Railroad Company has been made q
record, and is of general interest a
showing the course of the Commissio
in respect to many of the matters whic
come before it in other than a strit
legal form, but which, nevertheless,
appear to have merit and to be broupf
in good faith. The substance of IN
complaint is stated to be refusal of III
company to furnish cars last fall an
winter and a fear that the course of a
PENDANT will be similar the coming fal
The Commission finds no charge
any misconduct since the passage
the Interstate Act, and having no a
thority TO anticipate any violations
the law or issue mandatory proce
based on suggestions or fears, IL sa
1t might with entire propriety have a
vised the parties to wait until it w
cen whether their fears Were To
realized, but as it was quite possil